Write two differences between small scale and large maps?

Large Scale Maps-

(i) Large scale maps show a small area in greater detail.

(ii) They are guide maps or topo?graphic maps.

(iii) Details of cities, towns, villages are shown.

(iv) The scale may be 1 cm = 50 m or 1 km.

Small Scale Maps-

(i) Small scale maps show a larger area in less detail.

(ii) They are wall maps, or atlas maps.

(iii) They show important features like mountains, plateaus, con?tinents and countries.

(iv) Scale may be 1 cm = 100 km.

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Small scale maps:
  1. Large areas like continents or countries are shown on paper, with the help of small scale map.
  2. 5 cm on the map shows 500 km on the ground.
Large scale maps:
  1. Small area like a village or a city is shown using large scale map.
  2. 5 cm on the map shows only 5 km on the ground.
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Large scale map shows a larger distance but A small scale shows a small area
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